Question 1

What is a ballad?

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A short narrative poem meant to be sung or recited aloud.

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A long epic poem

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A collection of short stories

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A type of novel

Question 2

What structure is commonly found in traditional ballads?

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Quatrain

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Tercet

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Couplet

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Stanza

Question 3

What is ballad meter?

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The pattern of alternating lines of iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter.

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A rhyme scheme

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A type of imagery

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A storytelling technique

Question 4

What does narrative poetry do?

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Tells a story.

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Expresses emotions

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Is written in free verse

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Describes nature

Question 5

What is oral tradition?

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Stories and poems passed down by word of mouth.

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Visual art forms

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Written reports

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Digital storytelling

Question 6

What is the climax of a story?

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The most intense or dramatic point of the story.

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The background setting

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The final resolution

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The introduction of the characters

Question 7

What is a literary ballad?

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A written ballad by a known poet, imitating the folk style.

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A ballad focused solely on love

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A ballad that is never written down

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A ballad with a complex plot structure

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